Qld Government and Qld Police Turboprops and Bizjets Also at CQ Airports

Various Queensland Government Ministers and local representatives were in various parts of Central Queensland on Friday 9 June and this seemed to bring most of the State of Queensland operated Queensland Government (Airwing) and Queensland Police Service (Airwing) aircraft to local Airports.

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The Qld Gvt Raytheon B300 Super King Air VH-SGQ brought the Queensland Treasurer to Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport on Thursday 8 June from Brisbane.  After staying for the night, VH-SGQ ventured to Mackay Airport on Friday before later visiting Gladstone Airport.  VH-SGQ then returned to Brisbane.

UPDATE!  On Sunday 11 June, VH-SGQ was noted visiting Mackay Airport once again, this time it arrived from Brisbane and departed to Cooktown.

The Qld Gvt Raytheon Hawker 850XP bizjet VH-SGY visited Townsville Airport arriving from and later departing back to Brisbane.

The Queensland Police Service (Airwing) Cessna 560 Citation Ultra bizjet VH-PSU had an early start on Friday touching down at Rockhampton Airport before dawn from Brisbane.  It departed back to the capital around lunchtime.

UPDATE!  On Saturday 10 June, VH-PSU called into Rockhampton Airport again, this time it arrived from Townsville and departed to Brisbane.

While fellow Queensland Police Service (Airwing) Cessna 208 Caravan VH-PSV. was noted completing a flight from Cairns to Townsville and Mackay Airport and back.

Finally, the Queensland Police Raytheon B1900D VH-PSK looked to complete prisoner transfer flights up and down the Queensland Coast earlier this week on Monday 5 June and Wednesday 7 June.  In CQ it visited Maryborough, Rockhampton and Mackay Airports.

Photo taken by 'AC'  ©